Hi – this is my ”countryish” version of ”Hello Mary Lou”.
Backing track by John Alex here: [ Ссылка ]
The song has been recorded as a test of partly new recording equipment, over a period of more than two months. Thus, the video is a mix of pics from older videos – and some pics intended to be illustrations of the lovely, beautiful, adorable, wonderful and absolutely gorgeous Mary Lou! 😄
Hope you’ll enjoy!
There is an interesting story behind the song. Gene Pitney wrote it and Ricky Nelson made it famous but "Hello Mary Lou" was and is similar to an earlier song, "Merry, Merry Lou", written by piano player Cayet Mangiaracina and recorded by his band, The Sparks, in 1957 on a single released by Decca Records.
It was covered by Bill Haley & His Comets as "Mary, Mary Lou" and released as a single later in 1957, also by Decca. Mangiaracina would later become ordained as a Catholic priest. When "Hello Mary Lou" was released, the publisher of "Merry, Merry Lou", Champion Music (an arm of Decca Records), sued for plagiarism and a settlement was reached. Mangiaracina was given co-writing credit for "Hello Mary Lou" and a share of the song's royalties.
Cayet Mangiaracina still receive royalty checks – the checks are sent to the Southern Dominican Province Office in USA.

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